PS3 firmware 2.01 soon
Stability issues addressed.
Sony has said that firmware version 2.01 will go live in the near future, and that it is "a minor update that will improve the stability of PlayStation 3".
Apparently we're to expect more specifics "as the update is about to go live", the absence of which on Sony's US blog, where the above was posted by PlayStation Network operations director Eric Lempel, suggests we won't be waiting half an hour to download it today.
The last update, 2.0, introduced custom themes and the ability to turn on your PS3 using PSP (unless it's unstable, perhaps), as well as rejigging some of the menus and pinning up an Information Board.
As we learned subsequently, it also enabled DualShock 3 rumble support for all compatible PS2 games that included rumble functionality.
However, it didn't introduce the long-awaited in-game CrossMediaBar (XMB) functionality, which got a few people hot and bothered.
What features would you like to see in future PS3 firmware updates, Eurogamers?